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demmiblue

(39,992 posts) Tue May 26, 2026, 08:30 AM May 26

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Construction begins on UFC stadium at White House

Construction is underway at the White House to build a temporary structure for next month's UFC fight.

President Donald Trump is hosting the event on the South Lawn on June 14, which will mark the president's 80th birthday.

A semi-circular structure will be set up on the lawn just behind the octagon and stands for people to watch.

The structure was made in Pennsylvania and shipped to D.C. Crews have already started

https://www.wral.com/news/ap/construction-begins-ufc-stadium-white-house-may-2026/

Construction begins on UFC stadium at White House

Construction is underway at the White House to build a temporary structure for next month's UFC fight.
— WRAL Top Stories (unofficial) (@not-wral.bsky.social) 2026-05-26T12:12:09.298+00:00

Gawd, how embarrassing.

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Construction begins on UFC stadium at White House (Original Post) demmiblue May 26 OP

Destroying the people's house.................... Lovie777 May 26 #1

More trash from the trash King. FalloutShelter May 26 #2

What a low brow president. Swede May 26 #3

Can it be repurposed for monster truck rallies, wet t-shirt contests and dwarf-tossing events? Ocelot II May 26 #4

More tax money well spent. Americanme May 26 #5

That's just tacky. OMG 😳 TommieMommy May 26 #6

"Ladies and Gentlemen, President Donald John Diet Coke Trump Macho!" tanyev May 26 #7

Old Rome is back Timewas May 26 #8

Awesome....expose more people... purr-rat beauty May 26 #9

And how much will taxpayers be on the hook for? Rob H. May 26 #10

Using his own money, of course. Kid Berwyn May 26 #11

Goddamn asshole. dalton99a May 26 #12

What a freakin' mess! Totally Tunsie May 26 #13

I hate this timeline stumpysbear May 26 #14

Lovie777

(23,954 posts)

1. Destroying the people's house....................

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 08:34 AM

May 26

I can't see this as being close to legal.

Stop the construction now.

FalloutShelter

(14,674 posts)

2. More trash from the trash King.

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Tue May 26, 2026, 08:37 AM

May 26

Swede

(40,227 posts)

3. What a low brow president.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 08:42 AM

May 26

"Gold" plastered all over the White House. West Wing demolished. Now a wrestling venue. FFS

Ocelot II

(131,480 posts)

4. Can it be repurposed for monster truck rallies, wet t-shirt contests and dwarf-tossing events?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 08:50 AM

May 26

Trump's white supremacy seems to take the form of white trash supremacy.

Americanme

(573 posts)

5. More tax money well spent.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 08:55 AM

May 26

He learned nothing from trump taj mahal.

TommieMommy

(3,134 posts)

6. That's just tacky. OMG 😳

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 09:13 AM

May 26

tanyev

(49,785 posts)

7. "Ladies and Gentlemen, President Donald John Diet Coke Trump Macho!"

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 09:24 AM

May 26

Timewas

(2,792 posts)

8. Old Rome is back

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 10:24 AM

May 26

Gladiatorial Combat: Held in amphitheaters l

purr-rat beauty

(1,509 posts)

9. Awesome....expose more people...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 10:30 AM

May 26

To the toxic particulates left behind from the destruction of the E. Wing

Rob H.

(5,948 posts)

10. And how much will taxpayers be on the hook for?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 10:55 AM

May 26

Or is he trying to sell this as funded by private donations?

Kid Berwyn

(25,189 posts)

11. Using his own money, of course.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 11:00 AM

May 26

“His own” meaning US taxpayers’.

dalton99a

(95,695 posts)

12. Goddamn asshole.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 11:10 AM

May 26

Totally Tunsie

(12,092 posts)

13. What a freakin' mess!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 11:58 AM

May 26

He's turned our entire capital into a massive construction zone.

WE, THE PEOPLE, OBJECT!!

stumpysbear

(295 posts)

14. I hate this timeline

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 01:24 PM

May 26

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